English-Thai Dictionary
Chief Executive
N ประธานาธิบดี ของ ประเทศสหรัฐอเมริกา pra-ta-na-ti-bo-de-kong-pa-thed-sa-ha-rad-ar-me-ri-ka
chief
ADJ มีอำนาจ สูงสุด foremost highest me-am-nad-sung-sud
chief
ADJ สำคัญ หลัก main leading som-kan
chief
N ผู้นำ หัวหน้า leader head phu-nam
chief
SL นาย เจ้านาย guv'nor nai
chief executive officer
N ผู้บริหาร สูงสุด pu-bo-ri-han-sung-sud
chief justice
N ผู้พิพากษา สูงสุด pu-pi-pak-sa-sung-sud
chief of staff
N เสนาธิการ se-na-ti-kan
chiefly
ADV อย่าง สำคัญ ที่สุด อย่างมาก ที่สุด mainly primarily principally yang-sam-ka-n ti-sud
chieftain
N หัวหน้า เผ่า hua-na-phaol
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
CHIEF
a. 1. Highest in office or rank; principal; as a chief priest; the chief butler. Genesis 4 :9.
Among the chief rulers, many believed on him. John 12:42.
2. Principal or most eminent, in any quality or action; most distinguished; having most influence; commanding most respect; taking the lead; most valuable; most important; a word of extensive use; as a country chief in arms.
The hand of the princes and rulers hath been chief in this trespass. Ezra 9:2.
Agriculture is the chief employment of men.
3. First in affection; most dear and familiar.
A whisperer separateth chief friends. Proverbs 16:28.
CHIEF
n. 1. A commander; particularly a military commander; the person who heads an army; equivalent to the modern terms, commander or general in chief, captain general, or generalissimo. 1 Chronicles 11:6.
2. The principal person of a tribe, family, or congregation, etc. Numbers 3:24 -35; Job 29:25; Matthew 2 :27.
3. In chief, in English law, in capite. To hold land in chief is to hold it directly from the king by honorable personal services.
4. In heraldry, chief signifies the head or upper part of the escutcheon, from side to side, representing a man's head. In chief, imports something borne in this part.
5. In Spenser, it seems to signify something like achievement, a mark of distinction; as, chaplets wrought with a chief.
6. This word is often used, in the singular number, to express a plurality.
I took the chief of your tribes, wise men and known, and made them heads over you. Deuteronomy 1:15.
These were the chief of the officers, that were over Solomons work. 1 Kings 9:23.
In these phrases, chief may have been primarily an adjective, that is, chief men, chief persons.
7. The principal part; the most or largest part, of one thing or of many.
The people took of the spoil, sheep and oxen, the chief of the things which should have been utterly destroyed. 1 Samuel 15:21.
He smote the chief of their strength. Psalm 78:51.
The chief of the debt remains unpaid.
CHIEF
adv. Chiefly.
CHIEFAGE, CHEVAGE
n.A tribute by the head.
CHIEFDOM
n.Sovereignty.
CHIEFLESS
a.Without a chief or leader.
CHIEFLY
adv. 1. Principally; eminently; in the first place.
It chiefly concerns us to obey the divine precepts.
2. For the most part.
In the parts of the kingdom where the estates of the dissenters chiefly lay.
CHIEFRIE
n.A small rent paid to the lord paramount.
CHIEFTAIN
n.A captain, leader or commander; a chief; the head of a troop, army or clan. It is most commonly used in the latter sense. The chieftains of the Highland clans in Scotland, were the principal noblemen and gentlemen.
CHIEFTAINRY, CHIEFTAINSHIP
n.Headship; captaincy; the government over a clan.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
CHIEF
Chief, n. Etym: [OE. chief, chef, OF. chief, F. chef, fr. L. caput head, possibly akin to E. head. Cf. Captain, Chapter ]
1. The head or leader of any body of men; a commander, as of an army; a head man, as of a tribe, clan, or family; a person in authority who directs the work of others; the pricipal actio or agent.
2. The principal part; the most valuable portion. The chief of the things which should be utterly destroyed. 1. Sam. xv. 21
3. (Her. )
Defn: The upper third part of the field. It is supposed to be composed of the dexter, sinister, and middle chiefs. In chief. (a ) At the head; as, a commander in chief. (b ) (Eng. Law ) From the king, or sovereign; as, tenure in chief, tenure directly from the king.
Syn. -- Chieftain; captain; general; commander; leader; head; principal; sachem; sagamore; sheik. -- Chief, chieftain, Commander, Leader. These words fluctuate somewhat in their meaning according to circumstances, but agree in the general idea of rule and authority. The term chief is now more usually applied to one who is a head man, leader, or commander in civil or military affairs, or holds a hereditary or acquired rank in a tribe or clan; as, the chief of police; the chief of an Indian tribe. A chieftain is the chief of a clan or tribe, or a military leader. A commander directs the movements of or has control over a body of men, as a military or naval force. A leader is one whom men follow, as in a political party, a legislative body, a military or scientific expedition, etc. , one who takes the command and gives direction in particular enterprises.
CHIEF
CHIEF Chief, a.
1. Highest in office or rank; principal; head. "Chief rulers." John. xii. 42.
2. Principal or most eminent in any quality or action; most distinguished; having most influence; taking the lead; most important; as, the chief topic of conversation; the chief interest of man.
3. Very intimate, near, or close. [Obs. ] A whisperer separateth chief friends. Prov. xvi. 28.
Syn. -- Principal; head; leading; main; paramount; supreme; prime; vital; especial; great; grand; eminent; master.
CHIEFAGE
Chief "age, n. Etym: [OF. chevage, fr. chief head. See Chief. ]
Defn: A tribute by the head; a capitation tax. [Written also chevage and chivage.] [Obs. ]
CHIEF BARON
Chief " bar "on. (Eng. Law )
Defn: The presiding judge of the court of exchequer.
CHIEFEST
Chief "est, a. Etym: [Superl. of Chief. ]
Defn: First or foremost; chief; principal. [Archaic ] "Our chiefest courtier. " Shak. The chiefest among ten thousand. Canticles v. 1 .
CHIEF HARE
CHIEF HARE Chief " hare `. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A small rodent (Lagamys princeps ) inhabiting the summits of the Rocky Mountains; -- also called crying hare, calling hare, cony, American pika, and little chief hare.
Note: It is not a true hare or rabbit, but belongs to the curious family Lagomyidæ.
CHIEF JUSTICE
CHIEF JUSTICE Chief " jus "tice.
Defn: The presiding justice, or principal judge, of a court. Lord Chief Justice of England, The presiding judge of the Queen's Bench Division of the High Court of Justice. The highest judicial officer of the realm is the Lord High Chancellor. -- Chief Justice of the United States, the presiding judge of the Supreme Court, and Highest judicial officer of the republic.
CHIEF-JUSTICESHIP
CHIEF-JUSTICESHIP Chief "-jus "tice *ship, n.
Defn: The office of chief justice. Jay selected the chief-justiceship as most in accordance with his tastes. The Century.
CHIEFLESS
CHIEFLESS Chief "less, a.
Defn: Without a chief or leader.
CHIEFLY
CHIEFLY Chief "ly, adv.
1. In the first place; principally; preëminently; above; especially. Search through this garden; leave unsearched no nook; But chiefly where those two fair creatures lodge. Milton.
2. For the most part; mostly. Those parts of the kingdom where the. .. estates of the dissenters chiefly lay. Swift.
CHIEFRIE
CHIEFRIE Chief "rie, n.
Defn: A small rent paid to the lord paramount. [Obs. ] Swift.
CHIEFTAIN
Chief "tain, n. Etym: [OE. cheftayn, chevetayn, OF. chevetain, F.capitaine, LL. capitanus, fr. L. caput head. Cf. Captain, and see chief. ]
Defn: A captain, leader, or commander; a chief; the head of a troop, army, or clan.
Syn. -- Chief; commander; leader; head. See Chief.
CHIEFTAINCY; CHIEFTAINSHIP
CHIEFTAINCY; CHIEFTAINSHIP Chief "tain *cy, Chief "tain *ship, n.
Defn: The rank, dignity, or office of a chieftain.
New American Oxford Dictionary
chief
chief |CHēf tʃif | ▶noun 1 a leader or ruler of a people or clan: the chief of the village | the Tlingit chief | [ as title ] : an island where Chief Seattle was born. • the person with the highest rank in an organization: a bureau chief | the chief of police. • an informal form of address, esp. to someone of superior rank or status: it's quite simple, chief. 2 Heraldry an ordinary consisting of a broad horizontal band across the top of the shield. • the upper third of the field. ▶adjective most important: the chief reason for the spending cuts | chief among her concerns is working alone at night. • having or denoting the highest rank or authority: the government's chief adviser. PHRASES chief cook and bottle-washer informal a person who performs a variety of important but routine tasks. in chief Heraldry at the top; in the upper part. too many chiefs and not enough Indians too many people giving orders and not enough people to carry them out. DERIVATIVES chief dom |-dəm |noun, chief ship |-ˌSHip |noun ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French chief, chef, based on Latin caput ‘head. ’
chief constable
chief con |stable ▶noun Brit. the head of the police force of a county or other region.
chief inspector
chief in |spect ¦or ▶noun Brit. a police officer ranking above inspector and below superintendent.
chief justice
chief jus tice ▶noun (the title of ) the presiding judge in a supreme court. • (Chief Justice of the United States ) (the formal title of ) the chief justice of the US Supreme Court.
chiefly
chief ly |ˈCHēflē ˈtʃifli | ▶adverb above all; mainly: he is remembered chiefly for his sonatas. • for the most part; mostly: this group has consisted chiefly of conservatives.
chief master sergeant
chief mas ter ser geant |tʃif ˈmæstər ˈsɑrʤənt | ▶noun a noncommissioned officer in the US Air Force ranking above senior master sergeant and below warrant officer.
chief of staff
chief of staff |tʃif əv | ▶noun the senior staff officer of a service or command.
chief of state
chief of state ▶noun the titular head of a nation as distinct from the head of the government.
chief petty officer
chief pet ty of fi cer |tʃif ˈpɛdi ˈɔfəsər | ▶noun a senior noncommissioned officer in a navy, in particular an NCO in the US Navy or Coast Guard ranking above petty officer and below senior chief petty officer.
chief rabbi
chief rab bi |tʃiːfˈræbaɪ | ▶noun (in the UK and some other countries ) the preeminent rabbi of a national Jewish community.
chieftain
chief tain |ˈCHēftən ˈtʃiftən | ▶noun the leader of a people or clan. • informal a powerful member of an organization. DERIVATIVES chief tain cy |-sē |noun ( pl. chieftaincies ), chief tain ship |-ˌSHip |noun ORIGIN Middle English and Old French chevetaine, from late Latin capitaneus (see captain ). The spelling was altered by association with chief .
chief technician
chief tech |ni ¦cian ▶noun a rank of non-commissioned officer in the RAF, above sergeant and below flight sergeant.
chief warrant officer
chief war rant of fi cer |tʃif ˈwɔrənt ˈɔfəsər | ▶noun a member of the US armed forces ranking above warrant officer and below the lowest-ranking commissioned officer.
Oxford Dictionary
chief
chief |tʃiːf | ▶noun 1 a leader or ruler of a people or clan: the chief of the village | [ as title ] : Chief Banawi. • the head of an organization: a union chief | the chief of police. • an informal form of address to a man, especially one of superior rank or status: it's quite simple, chief. 2 Heraldry an ordinary consisting of a broad horizontal band across the top of the shield. • the upper third of the field. ▶adjective most important: the chief reason for the spending cuts | chief among her concerns is working alone at night. • having or denoting the highest rank: the chief economist of a leading bank. PHRASES chief cook and bottle-washer informal a person who performs a variety of important but routine tasks. in chief Heraldry at the top; in the upper part. See also -in-chief. too many chiefs and not enough Indians used to describe a situation where there are too many people giving orders and not enough people to carry them out. DERIVATIVES chiefdom noun ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French chief, chef, based on Latin caput ‘head ’.
chief constable
chief con |stable ▶noun Brit. the head of the police force of a county or other region.
chief inspector
chief in |spect ¦or ▶noun Brit. a police officer ranking above inspector and below superintendent.
chief justice
chief jus tice ▶noun (the title of ) the presiding judge in a supreme court. • (Chief Justice of the United States ) (the formal title of ) the chief justice of the US Supreme Court.
chiefly
chief ¦ly |ˈtʃiːfli | ▶adverb mainly: he is remembered chiefly for his organ sonatas. • for the most part; mostly: an audience consisting chiefly of women between the ages of 18 and 54.
chief master sergeant
chief mas ter ser geant |tʃif ˈmæstər ˈsɑrʤənt | ▶noun a noncommissioned officer in the US Air Force ranking above senior master sergeant and below warrant officer.
chief of staff
chief of staff ▶noun the senior staff officer of a service, command, or formation.
chief of state
chief of state ▶noun the titular head of a nation as distinct from the head of the government.
chief petty officer
chief petty of ¦fi |cer ▶noun a rank of non-commissioned officer in a navy, above petty officer and below warrant officer or senior chief petty officer.
chief rabbi
chief rabbi ▶noun (in the UK and some other countries ) the leading rabbi of a national Jewish community.
chieftain
chief |tain |ˈtʃiːft (ə )n, -tɪn | ▶noun the leader of a people or clan. • informal a powerful member of an organization. DERIVATIVES chieftaincy |-si |noun ( pl. chieftaincies ), chieftainship noun ORIGIN Middle English and Old French chevetaine, from late Latin capitaneus (see captain ). The spelling was altered by association with chief .
chief technician
chief tech |ni ¦cian ▶noun a rank of non-commissioned officer in the RAF, above sergeant and below flight sergeant.
chief warrant officer
chief war |rant of ¦fi |cer ▶noun a rank in the US armed forces, above warrant officer and below the lowest-ranking commissioned officer.
American Oxford Thesaurus
chief
chief noun 1 a Wampanoag chief: leader, chieftain, grand chief, sachem, sagamore, head, headman, ruler, overlord, master, commander, seigneur, liege lord, liege, potentate, cacique. 2 the chief of the central bank: head, principal, chief executive, chief executive officer, CEO, president, chair, chairman, chairwoman, chairperson, governor, director, manager; employer, proprietor; informal big cheese, big shot, bigwig, skipper, numero uno, honcho, head honcho, boss, padrone. ▶adjective 1 the chief rabbi: head, leading, principal, premier, highest, foremost, supreme, arch. ANTONYMS subordinate. 2 their chief aim: main, principal, most important, primary, prime, first, cardinal, central, key, crucial, essential, predominant, preeminent, paramount, overriding, number-one. ANTONYMS secondary, minor.
chiefly
chiefly adverb we are interested chiefly in waterfront properties: mainly, in the main, primarily, principally, predominantly, mostly, for the most part; usually, habitually, typically, commonly, generally, on the whole, largely, by and large, almost always.
Oxford Thesaurus
chief
chief noun 1 a Highland chief petitioned her father for her hand: leader, chieftain, head, headman, ruler, overlord, master, commander, suzerain, seigneur, liege, liege lord, potentate; among American Indians sachem. 2 he is the chief of the US central bank: head, principal, chief executive, executive, president, chair, chairman, chairwoman, chairperson, governor, director, administrator, manager, manageress, superintendent, foreman, forewoman, controller, overseer; boss, employer, proprietor; N. Amer. chief executive officer, CEO; informal boss man, kingpin, top dog, big cheese, bigwig, skipper; Brit. informal gaffer, guv'nor; N. Amer. informal numero uno, Mister Big, honcho, head honcho, padrone, sachem, big white chief, big kahuna, big wheel, high muckamuck; informal, derogatory fat cat. ▶adjective 1 he had a meeting with the chief rabbi: head, leading, principal, premier, highest, foremost, supreme, grand, superior, arch-; directing, governing; informal number-one. ANTONYMS subordinate. 2 their chief aim was to remove the invading forces: main, principal, most important, uppermost, primary, prime, first, cardinal, central, key, focal, vital, crucial, essential, pivotal, supreme, predominant, pre-eminent, paramount, overriding, leading, major, ruling, dominant, highest; arch; informal number-one. ANTONYMS minor.
chiefly
chiefly adverb the theatre was used chiefly for performances of music: mainly, in the main, primarily, principally, predominantly, above all, mostly, for the most part, first and foremost, especially, particularly, essentially, substantially; usually, customarily, habitually, typically, commonly, generally, on the whole, largely, by and large, as a rule, in most instances, almost always, almost entirely, to a large extent, to a great degree.
Duden Dictionary
Chief
Chief Substantiv, maskulin , der |tʃiːf |der Chief; Genitiv: des Chiefs, Plural: die Chiefs englisch chief < altfranzösisch chief (= französisch chef ), Chef englische Bezeichnung für: Leiter, Oberhaupt; Häuptling
Chief Executive Officer
Chief Exe cu tive Of fi cer |t͜ʃiːf ɪɡˈzɛkjʊːtɪv ɔfɪsɐ |der Chief Executive Officer; Genitiv: des Chief Executive Officers, Plural: die Chief Executive Officers englisch englische Bezeichnung für: Vorstandsvorsitzender
Chief Executive Officer
Chief Exe cu tive Of fi cer |t͜ʃiːf ɪɡˈzɛkjʊːtɪv ɔfɪsɐ |die Chief Executive Officer; Genitiv: der Chief Executive Officer; Plural: die Chief Executive Officers englisch englische Bezeichnung für: Vorstandsvorsitzende
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
chief
chief /tʃiːf /〖原義は 名詞 2 〗(副 )chiefly 形容詞 比較なし 〖名詞 の前で 〗1 (階級 権限などの )最高位の , 長 （ちよう ）の, トップの ▸ the chief economist at Merrill Lynch メリルリンチのチーフエコノミスト ▸ the chief engineer 主任技師 .2 主要な , 主な , 第一の (principal )(→main 1 )▸ the chief reason 主な理由 ▸ one's chief rival [concern ]最大のライバル [関心事 ].名詞 複 ～s /-s /C 1 〖肩書き; 時にC -〗(組織の )長 （ちよう ）, チーフ , 責任者 ; (政府機関などの )長官 ▸ a police [fire ] chief 警察 [消防 ]署長 ▸ the chief of security 保安主任 ▸ the CIA Chief 中央情報局長官 .2 (部族の )長 , 頭 （かしら ）, 族長 ▸ The visitors were greeted by the chief of the tribe .訪問者は部族長の歓迎を受けた .3 ｟くだけて ｠ボス, 上司 ; ｟英 やや古 ｠〖目上の人に呼びかけて 〗だんなさん .4 〘紋章 〙盾の上部 .in ch í ef 〖名詞 の後で 〗(役職が )最高位の, 長の (!時に -in-chief ) ▸ the editor- in-chief of Nature 『ネイチャー 』誌の編集長 .the b ì g [gr è at ] wh ì te ch í ef ｟やや古 おどけて ｠(集団 会社などの組織の )責任者, ボス .too many ch ì efs (and not enough Í ndians )｟くだけて ｠ボスは多いが働き手がない ; 「船頭多くして船山に登る 」.～̀ c ó nstable ｟英 ｠〖C- C- 〗(郡 地方の )警察署長 .～̀ ex é cutive 1 ＝chief executive officer .2 ｟主に米 ｠行政長官 〘州知事 市長など 〙.3 ｟米 ｠〖通例the C- E- 〗米大統領 .～̀ ex é cutive ò fficer (会社の )最高経営責任者 (｟略 ｠CEO ).～̀ insp é ctor ｟英 ｠警部 .～̀ j ú stice ｟主に米 ｠〘法 〙主席裁判官, 裁判長 ; ｟米 ｠〖C- J- 〗最高裁判所長官 (Chief Justice of the United States ).～̀ m í nister (インド オーストラリアなどの )首相 .～̀ of st á ff 参謀長 ; ｟米 ｠〖the C- of S- 〗〘軍 〙(陸 空軍 )参謀総長 .～̀ p é tty ò fficer 〘軍 〙(海軍の )上等兵 曹 （そう ）.C -̀ R á bbi 〖the ～〗ラビ長 〘一国のユダヤ教の最高指導者 〙.～̀ superint é ndent ｟英 ｠警視正 .～̀ w á rrant ò fficer ｟米 ｠〘軍 〙上級准尉 .～̀ wh í p ｟英 ｠〖しばしばthe C- W- 〗政党の院内幹事長 .
chiefly
chief ly /tʃíːfli /→chief 副詞 比較なし 主として , 主に ; まず第一に , とりわけ (mainly )▸ The novel has become popular, chiefly because it is filled with humor .その小説は主にユーモアに満ちているという理由で人気を呼んでいる ▸ Rum is made chiefly of sugar cane .ラム酒はサトウキビが主原料だ .形容詞 (集団の )長 （ちよう ）の [にふさわしい ].
chieftain
chief tain /tʃíːft (ə )n /名詞 C 1 (部族やスコットランド高地氏族などの )族長 , 酋長 （しゆうちよう ）.2 ｟くだけて ｠(通例良くない組織 集団の )指導者, 有力者 , 頭 （かしら ）▸ a drug chieftain 麻薬組織の有力者 .
The Wordsmith Dictionary